THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1874.
3. In Case Deck Passengers shall be carried in addition to other Passengers Reserved Space.
for whom Accommodation between Decks shall be provided, the Space
to be appropriated for Deck Passengers shall be reckoned exclusively of
the Space of Four superficial Feet per Adult required to be left clear
on the Upper Deck for the Use of such other Passengers.
IV. The following Conditions as to Provisions shall be observed to the Satis- Provisions.
faction of the Emigration Officer:-
1. Provisions, Fuel and Water shall be placed on board of good Quality, Scale. properly packed and sufficient for the Use and Consumption of the Passengers, over and above the Victualling of the Crew during the intended Voyage, according to the following Scale:
For every Passenger per diem :--
Rice or Bread Stuffs,.
not less than
lbs. 1
Dried and
Salt Fish,
Chinese Condiments and Curry Stuff,
Fresh Vegetables, which will keep for short Voy- )
ages, such as Sweet Potatoes, Turnips, Carrots, and Pumpkins,
Firewood,
"
0/1/1/
Oz. 1
Ibs. 1
2
Water (to be carried in Tanks or sweet Casks), ....gallon 1
2. The last preceding Condition as to Provisions shall be deemed to have Articles of Food
been complied with, in any Case where by the special Authority of the mentioned in Scale may be Emigration Officer, any other Articles of Food shall have been sub- varied. stituted for the Articles enumerated in the foregoing Scale, as being equivalent thereto.
3. The Passengers may supply their own Provisions for the Voyage and Passengers' own
proper Accommodation for the Stowage, and sufficient Cabooses for the Supplies. Cooking of such Provisions must be allowed.
V. The Emigration Officer shall not give his Certificate unless he shall Contents of be satisfied:-
Certificate.
1. That the Ship is sea-worthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, and ventilated; and has not on board any Cargo likely, from its Quality, Quantity, or Mode of Stowage, to prejudice the Health or Safety of the Passengers.
2. That suitable Medicines and Medical Stores, Provisions, Fuel and Water have been placed on board, of good Quality, properly packed and sufficient in Quantity to supply the Passengers on board during the intended Voyage.
3. That all the Requirements of Section VIII of this Ordinance have been
complied with.
VI. The Emigration Officer may, in his Discretion, (subject in Hongkong Power to with. to an Appeal to the Governor) withhold his Certificate in all Cases where the hold Certificate. intended Passengers or any of them are under Contracts of Service.
VII. The Emigration Officer may, if he shall think fit, before granting his Emigration Offi- Certificate, employ any duly qualified Medical Practitioner, Master Mariner, cer may employ
Medical Men, Marine Surveyor, or other Person whose Professional Assistance and Advice he Marine Sur- may require for the Furpose of ascertaining whether the Requirements of veyors, and Section VIII of this Ordinance have been duly complied with, and the Costs others. and Charges of obtaining such Assistance and Advice, shall be defrayed by the Owners or Charterers of the Ship, whether the Emigration Officer shall grant his Certificate or not.
VIII. The Emigration Officer shall, from Time to Time, fix a reasonable Scale Fees of Profes- of Fees and Charges to be approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries sional Persons of State, for the Remuneration of any Professional Persons who may be employed employed. by him under the last preceding Regulation, and pending the Approval or Disapproval of such Scale, the Fees and Charges therein specified shall be payable,
as if the same had been approved in Manner aforesaid.
IX. The Owners or Charterers of every Ship shall pay such Fees for the Fees of Emigra- Remuneration of the Emigration Officer, as may, from Time to Time, be ordered tion Officer. under Instructions from one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and until and subject to such Instructions, the following Fees shall be payable in Addition to all Fees chargeable under Regulation X :—
Upon the Application for a Certificate,
Upon the Granting of the Certificate,
.$25
$25
Provided always that no Fees shall be payable to the Emigration Officer of Hongkong, but in lieu thereof the following Stamp Duties are hereby imposed, that is to say:-
Upon every Application for a Certificate under Article II of the Regulations contained in Schedule B of the said Ordinance, a Stamp Duty of
$ 1
Upon every Certificate granted under Article I of the said
Regulations, a Stamp Duty of
$ 1
And
The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 1868,” shall be read as if the Stamp
Duties hereby imposed were inserted in the Schedule thereof.
X. In Case Default shall be made by the Owners or Charterers of the Power to detain Ship in the Payment of any Fees and Charges to which they may be liable under Ship for non- Section VIII of this Ordinance, the Ship may be detained by the British Consul,
Payment of Fecs.
or if
in Hongkong by the Governor, until such Fees and Charges shall have been paid.
XI. The Emigration Officer may withhold his Certificate or revoke the In Case of false same at any Time before the Departure of the Ship if it shall appear to his Particulars, Ship Satisfaction that any Particulars contained in the Application in Writing which may be detained
and Certificate shall have been made for the same or any other Particulars which may have cancelled. been furnished to him by or on Behalf of the Owners, Charterers, or Master of the Ship in relation thereto, are untrue, and that the Conditions of Section VIII of this Ordinance have not been complied with; and in every such Case it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in Hongkong for the Governor, to seize and detain the Ship until the Certificate, if already granted, shall have been delivered up to be cancelled.
XII. The Master of every British Ship shall, during the whole of the Treatment of intended Voyage, make Issues of Provisions, Fuel and Water, according to the Passengers at
Sea. aforesaid Dietary Scale, to all the Passengers except such as shall have supplied themselves therewith, and shall not make any Alteration except for the manifest Advantage of the Passengers, in respect of the Space allotted to them as aforesaid, or in respect of the Means of Ventilation, and shall not ill-use the Passengers, or require them (except in Case of Necessity) to help in working the Vessel; and shall issue Medicines and Medical Comforts, as shall be requisite, to the best of his Judgment, and shall call at such Ports as may be mentioned in the Emigra- tion Officer's Clearing Certificate for fresh Water and other Necessaries; and shall carry the Passengers without unnecessary Delay to the Destination to which they have contracted to proceed.
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